puke /ˈpjuk/
 嘔吐,嘔吐物,吐劑(vt.)(vi.)嘔吐


 Puke, v. t. To eject from the stomach; to vomit up.


 Puke v. i. [imp. & p. p. Puked p. pr. & vb. n. Puking.]  To eject the contests of the stomach; to vomit; to spew.
 The infant
 Mewling and puking in the nurse's arms.   --Shak.


 Puke, n. A medicine that causes vomiting; an emetic; a vomit.


 Puke, a.  Of a color supposed to be between black and russet.
 Note: ☞ This color has by some been regarded as the same with puce; but Nares questions the identity.

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 puke
      n 1: a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible;
           "only a rotter would do that"; "kill the rat"; "throw
           the bum out"; "you cowardly little pukes!"; "the British
           call a contemptible person a `git'" [syn: rotter, {dirty
           dog, rat, skunk, stinker, stinkpot, bum, crumb,
            lowlife, scum bag, so-and-so, git]
      2: the matter ejected in vomiting [syn: vomit, vomitus]
      v : eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth; "After
          drinking too much, the students vomited"; "He purged
          continuously"; "The patient regurgitated the food we gave
          him last night" [syn: vomit, vomit up, purge, cast,
           sick, cat, be sick, disgorge, regorge, retch,
           barf, spew, spue, chuck, upchuck, honk, regurgitate,
           throw up] [ant: keep down]